It’s so close now, you can almost taste it!

The next big thing in Las Vegas buffets, the $17 million, 25,000-square-foot Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace, opens Sep. 11, 2012. (Note: The official opening has been pushed back a day from the originally-announced Sep. 10.)

We got a sneak peek at some of the nearly 500 (that’s not a typo) menu items the buffet will be serving, and naturally, we’re sharing.

Your mom's pancakes just got schooled by these red velvet pancakes, sorry.

The Bacchanal Buffet will have nine open kitchens. Why do you think everything is a typo? Nine. Where chefs will prepare most of the food right in front of your eyes. That’s as fresh as it gets, folks. Take that, heat lamp manufacturers!

These sliders are so cute, we wouldn't be surprised if movie stars try to adopt them.

The Bacchanal Buffet promises to be a feast for the belly and the eyes. Take a peek at the buffet’s sweet interior design as it was magically appearing seemingly overnight.

Your mom is not enjoying this being schooled business.

Yes, we tried the meatballs, and we’d pit them against any of the top meatballs in Las Vegas. And there are some completely amazing meatballs in Las Vegas. We may never leave the Italian station.

Update: We may never leave the Asian station. We see difficult choices ahead.

The vast menu at Bacchanal Buffet was created by an international collection of chefs, many of whom have trained in Michelin Star-winning kitchens.

Hear more from the buffet’s Executive Chef Scott Green.

Don't even get us started on the dessert station.

Don’t you read these photo captions? Don’t get us started on the dessert station.

Remind this blog again which buffets in the world have soufflés? Thought so.

There’s more deliciousness ahead as the Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace enters the homestretch toward opening (we repeat, Sep. 11) and changing the buffet game for good.

We’ll be there with a bib on. And you?

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